Rapid development and deployment of ebola readiness training across an academic health system the critical role of simulation education, consulting, and systems integration

Simulation in Healthcare

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 82-88

  Phrampus, Paul E ^a,b,d   O'Donnell, John M ^a,c   Farkas, Deborah ^a   Abernethy, Denise ^b   Brownlee, Katherine ^b   Dongilli, Thomas ^a   Martin, Susan ^b  

^a Education and Research   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Curriculum design; Ebola; Health system; Preparedness; Simulation; Systems integration

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK; CURRICULUM; DISASTER PLANNING; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERNET; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SIMULATION TRAINING; TRANSMISSION; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

CURRICULUM; DISASTER PLANNING; FORMATIVE FEEDBACK; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERNET; PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SIMULATION TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84963995258     PISSN: 15592332     EISSN: 1559713X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SIH.0000000000000137     Document Type: Article

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